The station opened on 20 February 1849 by the North British Railway. The station was situated parallel with the road of the A6091 and the forecourt was at the end of Palma Place. The small goods yard was on the down side behind the platform and could only be accessed from the west; it consisted of three sidings. The siding to the north had a loop and passed through a cast-iron framed wooden goods shed. Before the turn of the 20th century, the goods yard had been re-laid with two parallel sidings, one passing through the goods shed. The station was closed to goods traffic on 18 May 1964 but passenger service continued until the closure of the line on 6 January 1969.[1][2]
Site todayedit
Remains of the up platform and the A6901 which occupies the former down platform
The down platform was demolished to make way for the A6091 Melrose bypass road. However the main station building and the up platform, including the canopy have been preserved.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 292. OCLC 931112387.
^"Disused Stations: Melrose". Disused Stations. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
melrose, railway, station, this, article, about, closed, station, scotland, station, york, city, melrose, station, served, town, melrose, roxburghshire, scotland, from, 1849, 1969, waverley, route, melroseremains, platformgeneral, informationlocationmelrose, r. This article is about the closed station in Scotland For the station in New York City see Melrose station Melrose railway station served the town of Melrose Roxburghshire Scotland from 1849 to 1969 on the Waverley Route MelroseRemains of the up platformGeneral informationLocationMelrose RoxburghshireScotlandCoordinates55 35 48 N 2 43 16 W 55 5966 N 2 7211 W 55 5966 2 7211Grid referenceNT546339Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth British RailwayPre groupingNorth British RailwayPost groupingLNER British Rail Scottish Region Key dates20 February 1849 1849 02 20 Opened6 January 1969 1969 01 06 Closed Contents 1 History 2 Site today 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Entrance to the former station building The station opened on 20 February 1849 by the North British Railway The station was situated parallel with the road of the A6091 and the forecourt was at the end of Palma Place The small goods yard was on the down side behind the platform and could only be accessed from the west it consisted of three sidings The siding to the north had a loop and passed through a cast iron framed wooden goods shed Before the turn of the 20th century the goods yard had been re laid with two parallel sidings one passing through the goods shed The station was closed to goods traffic on 18 May 1964 but passenger service continued until the closure of the line on 6 January 1969 1 2 Site today edit nbsp Remains of the up platform and the A6901 which occupies the former down platform The down platform was demolished to make way for the A6091 Melrose bypass road However the main station building and the up platform including the canopy have been preserved citation needed References edit Quick M E 2002 Railway passenger stations in England Scotland and Wales a chronology Richmond Railway and Canal Historical Society p 292 OCLC 931112387 Disused Stations Melrose Disused Stations Retrieved 12 May 2017 External links editPreceding station Disused railways Following station GalashielsLine closed station open North British RailwayWaverley Route NewsteadLine and station closed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melrose railway station amp oldid 1224336559, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
